McTagart Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
New Zealand

McTagart Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Priest (Gaelic Mac-an-t-shagairt] The Gaelic word for ‘priest’ (nom. case) is sagart; for the rule as to eclipsis see the note under Mac Intyre.

McTagart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McTagart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of the Priest (Gaelic Mac-an-t-shagairt] The Gaelic word for ‘priest’ (nom. case) is sagart; for the rule as to eclipsis see the note under Mac Intyre.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McTagart Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McTagart Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McTagart is found most in Costa Rica. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McTagart? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McTagart live; 50 percent live in Central America and 50 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname is most numerous in Costa Rica, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,780,069. In Costa Rica McTagart is most frequent in: San José Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Costa Rica this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 50 percent reside and The United States, where 50 percent reside.

McTagart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McTagart has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McTagart last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McTagart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McTagart last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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